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Epoch are in production!?
Well whats up with the epoch? In production, tell me more!
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Yes, they are in production!
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OK, tiny and arch are *STILL* teasing us about their inside info.
1. So it seems they're making more spec-2's now, but what about a newer model? 2. How recent was the re-opening of production on spec-2's? 3. Will the re-opening mean better part access? 4. Will the re-opening have any affect on pricing? This is one of the bigger concerns of the group I think. The epoch is a superb car, but I feel priced too expensive for what it is. 5. Any chance of a rebuildable diff area? Stocking up on gearboxes is a poor solution to getting hair stuck in the diff area. Last edited by cdog4w; 07-24-2005 at 07:39 PM. |
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i don't know much more than you do... epoch1-43 will tell you that. all i knew before you did was the developement of this forum and it being a retailer. the rest is as much a tease to me as it is to you
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Is there any real information on a next generation EPOCH? Spec3???
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I'm going to quote LBRC's post on R7R and my reply. I think it fits into the whole sales/production discussion.
@LBRC...I hope you don't mind. Quote:
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sg219 don’t mind at all, think it’s great, I hadn’t seen this thread yet, dial-up on a lame-duck computer is slowing me down.
Kylelucas I wouldn’t hold my breath for a Spec-3 until there are enough sales/interest world wide, to justify one. However there is a better than good chance that within a year we will see a few changes/surprises most likely in the body department first. It’s an uphill climb first you need the sales to support real changes. I noticed there is a poll on NASCAR bodies now I personally am not a fan but I have friends and relatives that are. So let’s suppose that someone was able to bridge the horribly complicated licensing obstacle and come out with a good assortment of the more popular Hendrix Motor Sport, Ralphs Racing, and Pensky cars in AutoScale like Epoch body sets (detailed cars bodies with wheels in a display case) as long as the details where correct at a NASCAR race you could probably sell a great many body sets even to fans who don’t own an Epoch or any other RC car for that matter. The fans have a reputation for spending money and to them the fact that they could get a good RC chassis to go with their body set would just be gravy, and of course after they collected two or three bodies they’d just have to get that nifty RC car to go with them. Sound backwards and crazy? Well it is, but that’s how things tend to be. The point is that you have to find a way to sell more than just a few Epochs and it could work. The mistake would be to try to sell an RC car to NASCAR fans, sure there might be a few fans that also love micro RC cars but they would be the minority for success you have to target the widest possible client base, not limit yourself to a select few. Give the fans what they love, detailed car bodies that represent they’re favorite teams and drivers, and then give them something to love, a good micro RC car to go with it. But there are lots of mistakes that could be made and things that could go wrong. For instance even thought there are only three basic car bodies with very little actual difference a mistake in the decals could be fatal, and the body sets have to compete with die-cast aluminum bodies, the advantage is the RC component but for that to count to a NASCAR fan it would have to be clear that they aren’t just “toy” RC cars. Long winded babbling again but cool body sets sold to an existing fan base could generate the interest and sales we need for someone to invest the time and money it would take to design and manufacture a good easy to clean differential that would in turn boost the hobby grade RC race car side of the sales equation. |
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Awesome comments LBRC - would you mind re-posting in the NASCAR thread to stir discussion there? Thanks!
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I'm still wondering - even after reading the previous postings - if this is a "relaunch" of the Epoch Indoor Racers, because they disappeared from the manufacturer's page (http://www.rc-mtech.com) and I don't see any new parts or other shops which offer them.
I would really be happy (and a lot of Epoch-fans here in Germany, too - like microsash, who has developed the turbo, he's admin of the http://www.bit-racer.de forum) if mtech is still producing these excellent products (hopefully with some official dealers here in Europe), but I have my concerns, that just the stores are cleaned up. Thanks for any clarification, Jo - just curious EDIT: we had some races here in Germany and what's missing are different tuning motors, gears etc. Last edited by avant; 07-26-2005 at 09:12 PM. |
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